Object Property

Applies To

OLEFormat object.

Description

Returns the object that represents the specified OLE object's top-level interface. This property allows you to access the properties and methods of the application in which an OLE object was created. Read-only.

Remarks

Use the TypeName function to determine the type of object this property returns for a specific OLE object.

See Also

Shape object.

Example

This example displays the type of object contained in shape one on slide one in the active presentation. Shape one must contain an OLE object.

MsgBox TypeName(ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1)_
    .OLEFormat.Object)

This example displays the name of the application in which each embedded OLE object on slide one in the active presentation was created.

For Each s In ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
    If s.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then
        MsgBox s.OLEFormat.Object.Application.Name
    End If
Next

This example adds text to cell A1 on worksheet one in the Microsoft Excel workbook contained in shape three on slide one in the active presentation.

With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(3)
    .OLEFormat.Object.Worksheets(1).Range("A1").Value = "New text"
End With